Question 1

In a mycorrhiza,what do the filamentous fungi provide to the plant?

Accepted Answer

A) Oxygen 
B) Carbon dioxide 
C) Minerals 
D) Glucose 
E) Carbon 
A) Oxygen 
B) Carbon dioxide 
C) Minerals 
D) Glucose 
E) Carbon C

Question 2

Why are fungal infections often difficult to treat?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicines that kill fungal cells may adversely affect animal cells too. 
B) It is hard to kill them. 
C) There are no good antifungal drugs. 
D) Fungi are likely to become drug resistant. 
A) Medicines that kill fungal cells may adversely affect animal cells too. 
B) It is hard to kill them. 
C) There are no good antifungal drugs. 
D) Fungi are likely to become drug resistant. A

Question 3

Which of the following substances are commercially produced by fungi?

Accepted Answer

A) Some antibiotics 
B) Citric acid 
C) Cheese 
D) Wine 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) Some antibiotics 
B) Citric acid 
C) Cheese 
D) Wine 
E) All of the choices are correct. E

Question 4

The fungal partner in a lichen is:

Accepted Answer

A) basidiomycetes 
B) ascomycetes 
C) zygomycetes 
D) imperfect fungi 
A) basidiomycetes 
B) ascomycetes 
C) zygomycetes 
D) imperfect fungi

Question 5

Differentiate between conidia and spores.

Accepted Answer

Conidia are asexual,multinucle

Question 6

Fungi differ from animals in that fungi:

Accepted Answer

A) have nonmotile sperm 
B) have nuclear mitosis 
C) have cell walls made up of chitin 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) have nonmotile sperm 
B) have nuclear mitosis 
C) have cell walls made up of chitin 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

The morels and truffles belong to which group?

Accepted Answer

A) ascomycetes 
B) basidiomycetes 
C) zygomycetes 
D) imperfect fungi 
A) ascomycetes 
B) basidiomycetes 
C) zygomycetes 
D) imperfect fungi

Question 8

Associations between plant roots and fungi in which the fungi actually penetrate the outer cells of the plant root are:

Accepted Answer

A) ectomycorrhizae 
B) endomycorrhizae 
C) streptomycorrhizae 
D) staphylomycorrhizae 
A) ectomycorrhizae 
B) endomycorrhizae 
C) streptomycorrhizae 
D) staphylomycorrhizae

Question 9

The yeasts mostly belong to which group?

Accepted Answer

A) Ascomycetes 
B) Basidiomycetes 
C) Zygomycetes 
D) Imperfect fungi 
A) Ascomycetes 
B) Basidiomycetes 
C) Zygomycetes 
D) Imperfect fungi

Question 10

Which of the following important characteristics distinguish simple multicellular organisms from complex multicellular ones?

Accepted Answer

A) Cell membrane transport proteins 
B) Cell specialization 
C) Ability of individual cells to divide by mitosis 
D) Ability of part of the organism to do meiosis 
E) Having a cell wall 
A) Cell membrane transport proteins 
B) Cell specialization 
C) Ability of individual cells to divide by mitosis 
D) Ability of part of the organism to do meiosis 
E) Having a cell wall

Question 11

Why are lichens good barometers of the presence of air pollution?

Accepted Answer

Lichens are extremely sensitive to air p

Question 12

A mass of fungal hyphae is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) plant body 
B) mycelium 
C) gametophyte 
D) sporophyte 
A) plant body 
B) mycelium 
C) gametophyte 
D) sporophyte

Question 13

Why are lichens generally absent in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) They need more light. 
B) They are sensitive to the high noise levels. 
C) They are sensitive to pollution. 
D) They need other plants around them. 
E) They are aquatic organisms. 
A) They need more light. 
B) They are sensitive to the high noise levels. 
C) They are sensitive to pollution. 
D) They need other plants around them. 
E) They are aquatic organisms.

Question 14

The roots of about 10% of all kinds of plants are involved in symbiotic associations with certain kinds of fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Fungi only break down dead or decaying matter and do not attack living organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A lichen is made up of a(n)___________ and a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) alga;fungus 
B) animal;fungus 
C) fungus;plant 
D) animal;protist 
A) alga;fungus 
B) animal;fungus 
C) fungus;plant 
D) animal;protist

Question 17

A mushroom with an 8-centimeter cap can produce as many as ______ spores per hour.

Accepted Answer

A) 40 million 
B) 1 million 
C) 100,000 
D) 1,000 
A) 40 million 
B) 1 million 
C) 100,000 
D) 1,000

Question 18

Puffballs and shelf fungi belong to the ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Puffballs and shelf fungi belong to the...

Question 19

The slender filaments that make up the body of a fungus are called ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The slender filaments that make up the...

Question 20

The fungal phyla are distinguished primarily by:

Accepted Answer

A) their color 
B) their size 
C) their mode of sexual reproduction 
D) whether they make spores or not 
E) their habitat 
A) their color 
B) their size 
C) their mode of sexual reproduction 
D) whether they make spores or not 
E) their habitat

Exam 18: Fungi Invade the Land

In a mycorrhiza,what do the filamentous fungi provide to the plant?

Why are fungal infections often difficult to treat?

Which of the following substances are commercially produced by fungi?

The fungal partner in a lichen is:

Differentiate between conidia and spores.

Fungi differ from animals in that fungi:

The morels and truffles belong to which group?

Associations between plant roots and fungi in which the fungi actually penetrate the outer cells of the plant root are:

The yeasts mostly belong to which group?

Which of the following important characteristics distinguish simple multicellular organisms from complex multicellular ones?

Why are lichens good barometers of the presence of air pollution?

A mass of fungal hyphae is called a:

Why are lichens generally absent in cities?

The roots of about 10% of all kinds of plants are involved in symbiotic associations with certain kinds of fungi.

Fungi only break down dead or decaying matter and do not attack living organisms.

A lichen is made up of a(n)___________ and a __________.

A mushroom with an 8-centimeter cap can produce as many as ______ spores per hour.

Puffballs and shelf fungi belong to the ________________.

The slender filaments that make up the body of a fungus are called ____________.

The fungal phyla are distinguished primarily by:

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